Gerrard, CO is a small, rural town located in the Rocky Mountains. It is a tight knit community that values its independence and prides itself on its strong sense of civic engagement. Locals are actively involved in local politics and often come together to discuss important issues affecting their town. Elections for local offices such as mayor, city council members, and other positions are usually well attended by the citizens of Gerrard. The current mayor is Dan Wilson, who has been in office since 2015 and works closely with the City Council on policies that will benefit the town. Additionally, various initiatives have been put in place by the city government to ensure that citizens' voices are heard when it comes to making decisions about the future of their beloved hometown.
The political climate in Gerrard, CO is somewhat conservative.
Rio Grande County, CO is moderately conservative. In Rio Grande County, CO 39.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rio Grande county remained very strongly Republican, 58.0% to 39.6%.
Rio Grande county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gerrard, CO is somewhat conservative.
Rio Grande County, Colorado is moderately conservative.
Colorado is somewhat liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Gerrard, Colorado: R R r r R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Gerrard, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 295 contributions totaling $16,884 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $3,531 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)